This Ecuador’s election was set to be unlike any other in its history. It was already the first election of its kind in the country, a rushed vote called by Ex-President Guillermo Lasso after he dissolved Congress to avert his imminent impeachment. Then, Fernando Villavicencio — a presidential candidate and former member of the National Assembly who had been outspoken about the cartels and corruption consuming his country — was assassinated in the nation’s capital, just 10 days before the election. It was the first time a presidential candidate had been murdered in a country once known as a relatively safe haven in a region that has long struggled with drug violence. Now the remaining candidates have been left to navigate how to campaign in a changed country — and how to stay alive.
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A presidential candidate was assassinated. His rivals are trying to stay alive.
Ecuador wasn’t prepared for the assassination of a presidential candidate. There are no rules or protocol for protecting them.
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